Jabari Parker argues NBA age limit ‘ridiculous’

Former Duke star Jabari Parker joined the show to talk about why he decided to go pro and more. Here are some of his takes:

— Parker doesn’t think there should be a rule prohibiting players from entering the NBA until they’ve completed two years of college.

“I think that’s ridiculous,” Parker said. “People can enroll in service for their country, but they don’t want to give themselves the opportunity to provide for themselves and apply for a job in the NBA. That’s kind of ridiculous.

— But Parker said he wouldn’t have gone pro out of high school. He felt like he wasn’t ready.

— Parker said the player he’s most often compared to is Carmelo Anthony. Dan pointed out that he passes unlike Carmelo. “I pass,” Parker said, “but I have a team.”

— Parker said that he’s been yelled at many times by Coach K: “He challenges his best players more than average players. Like myself and Rodney.”

I think the one year rule is ok but if they want more kids to stay longer they need to make it more worth it to stay! They need to work it like a degree, leaving after one year they would get nothing extra. For every year after that the NBA would pay a certain extra % of their rookie contract and each year they stay would be more than the year before! The league would get better because I think more kids would stay longer! Overall it's still a job! Most jobs require you to follow certain requirements to be hired anyway! Being drafted for something like the army or marines at 18 I think is totally different!